Thread: Varmageddon

New projectiles from Nosler,

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I've got some 55gr ballistic tipped pills coming.
Hopefully they'll be here next week, then I can go play.

Looks like it is exactly a VMax? Same BC, sectional density and everything.

Yeah, I don't see the appeal. What's supposed to be special about them? There are already plenty of light varmint bullets with terrible ballistics on the market

Originally Posted by gimp

Yeah, I don't see the appeal. What's supposed to be special about them? There are already plenty of light varmint bullets with terrible ballistics on the market

Ballistics are fine for sub 250m, which is the range i shoot 90+% of my varmints. Trajectory of the light bullets makes them point and shoot at those ranges. .255 is pretty good for 55gr. The nosler BT's are .267 but are short and hard to get close to lands without losing lots of bearing surface.

That said i have thought 6mm might be a better varmint calibre for me...

Originally Posted by Feather or Shoot

Trajectory of the light bullets makes them point and shoot at those ranges.

Same with the heavy ones...


I get why people use light bullets, because they don't need the performance of the heavier ones, I just don't understand what's supposed to be special about these new bullets which basically duplicate what Nosler already sold. Unless it's just a re-branding of their old product.

Using the 60g Nosler BT in the Sako 223 @3200fps, they work well, -and the 60g Partition at the same speed for the ungulates.


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Im not a varmiter.

Surely all the manufactures are allready producing the most frangible pills possible without them flying to bits on the way to the target?

How could they make them any more explody without actually adding some explosive?

Im all for them adding an explosive tip

Yes, very nice .223.

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

Im all for them adding an explosive tip

So the one in your pic didnt die quick enough then ?

Would be cool but imagine the dramas setting all the high country on fire.

My pills have arrived. I just need to load some up to try out.

Unfortunately for me, I have a week off work to do some renovations on the house so no shooting for a little bit.

Thats one very very very nice Sako! and bunny lol!

What do you guys make of the Barnes varmint grenade?
they look plain awsome for myna's and other small game...
and lastly what about Z-max ammo? I bought a box out of curiosity more than anything but I'm unsure of what it will do performance wise

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

Using the 60g Nosler BT in the Sako 223 @3200fps, they work well, -and the 60g Partition at the same speed for the ungulates.


Old pic

Not as good as firing them from a 22-243, you have something to take a photo of.....me on the other hand have nothing to take a photo of when using a 22-243

I rest my case..... that was a 1/2 growen rabbit